Blade-box.



K'. C. GILLETTE.

BLADE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. ze, 190s.

1,132,925. `JPausenwi Mar. 23,1915` i .'KNG CAMP GILLETTE, GI?EROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS.

BLADE-B OX.

Specification of Letters Paten-t.'

Pateiatei 25,

l Application led October 28, 1908. Serial No. 459,885.

mire to be Securely ind iig iij* packed in a nummer to pmtect them ture.I'iiiis pzu'ticu-.iriy fue CAS@ bimixls whish kacg in better Conditionif SMM/Creil 'r'roiu atmosphere und othar moisture. W'heii these areshipped to or used in tropicai countries it is desir bie to :so protocttiren is also fie-similia te prevent them from coming in Contact withmoisture und dumpness Such for instance xii n. lying in at bath room orCurl-ieri iii :t pmi ne preant invennd crimp. re-

biimes :imi miitiurm and iiither (iampuefs.

The principal @bjc Si" The nvn ii emimdis menne for securing t ewig-,r prtion upon the limiy )ortiol of the boi; in suii .1 Hmm-rer that itsnwisturc proof' Character Wii be 'in'ipuirQcL in the drawingsaccmnpnnj/ing ind form-- u part of ting speiiicatipii u practicum@embodiment of a form of n y invention is iiiustrzited wherein:

Figure l represents n. Side elevation ot the nevica @r rceptzwi@constructed iu 'neuorduns@ with this invcntimi. Fig. is n. i0ngi- 'uisection of the receptacle or has; im ated in Fig.

v n i rig. o is L Elzinsuction taken onu.

transverse :Mien mi a pinne. :it about the iin@ 'ai- @if "i Fig. is rrfr-.xgmuritury cnzargwl w,- i ai Section tnkfm mi :t :it nimmt righiangie# to the lime i.;

u sid@ eicz'ution of time cover; and Fig. '7 is a. side elevation of the50 uprpver portifon 0f the box Gr receptacle.

in@ body portion l0 of they bei; or receptficie is illustrated( ofrectangular cross section 0f imiter Width thzm this less. Thedimeimioris, imiter/er xviii, in przwice, b e- 55 teriuined by the Shapeand character-o the artid@ or articles which the ,il is designed in :myparticuiar case 'to mutui@ The iioriv. portion l0 0i" the box as *vv-iias its coif'cr portion il be und@ out o G0 r@ring met if e iii-rfibrass. 1 Hwrtmnand i ci inw viii ir. prnrtlc A nrt the @over and themajor p11 rt of iicriy pui-tion to be Srbstniitiziiiy tzish when im@over is iii poSitier. upon M3 fha @over Wii prefertiiiy i thev bodypsrtian'o th@ bnr: 1 afford a wwf 010s ire.

with the rQduct-t i'izmge Dif the. @ove with :idmntmo Y siioilider whichY-.ii m miga liti ff cover is in the, ciosure.

The 'friction between thQbGdy martinm anti tire correr portfm at the 'oniai overiap- 'plug mii temi to bei@ pm'ts togri er, but` 'Yer theprrpose'o securey imhiiugi:

@Saune aguil ice' mti( Limia .mt or Wider Siren' of the bod# pob ticiii,at tl .t part which is @variati Hinge of thev Gerer portion, will havektruck up *from vit fastening members Thr-se 95' fnstiiiiijg mambcrs:sra so 'construct am @uti-zinc@ for iiioistura to tim rr' xiii notatorfici there The fu i ment member is shown connected on all sides withthe surrounding metal of the side of the box. Each of the fasteningmembers is shown so struck up from the side of the box that there willbe a solid and unbroken connection between all the edges othe fasteningdevice and the adjacent box side. This continuous attachment is forpresenting a moisture proof fastening. On. the other hand, were anopening present in the side of the boX at this point atmospheric orother moisture could easily lind access to the interior of the box.

The body of the box is in its preferred form herein lillustrated asingle, uninterruptcd, seamless, integral structure, and, with theexception, of course, ofthe open end, without openings. The cover of thebox is also in its preferred form herein illustrated similarlyconstructed. rfhe coverl is, however, provided with openings 16 locatedin position to register with the fastening embers l5. The upper portionof the fastoning member is shown of sloping formation. The lower'portion of the fastening member is shown presenting a square shoulder orabutment 1:30 facing downwardly or toward the shoulder 120 for engagingor abutting a shoulder lli() presented by the edge of the metal formedby the opening 1G. The outlines of the catch opening in the sides of thecover portion when made to conform in configuration with the fasteningmembers and of proper size relative to such members, will all'oi'd aclose and practically moisture, proof lit between the parts. By thisconstruction the efiicient length of the overlap between the cover andthe box will not be shortened as it would were an entrance for moistureafforded at this point.

F or the purpose of more securely sealing the opening of the bodyportion the cover may be expanded or interiorly enlarged as by mean.c ofa bead at 2U which will receive some sealing or packing material, suchas a thin lag-'er of cori; 2l 'which will fit into said bead. The edgesof' the sealing member will, by means of the extension provided by thebead, be carried beyond the zone of box edge engagement. l'Vhen thecover is in place a portion of the sealing member inwardly of its edgewill be forced tightly` against the 'edge of the body portion and thefastening device will securely hold these .parts together. y

If desired the lower portion of the recepn tacle may be roughcned. It isshown roughened at to provide a surface on which to strike matches,which is useful in casethe .box is employed asa match box.

When the cover is placed on the body portion the edge 110 ofthe coverfiange will ride up the sloping upper part of the fastening members, theelasticity of the parts permitting this. at its proper position andregistry between the openings and the fastening members the elasticityof the parts will cause the fastening members to become seated in theopen-4 ings and thecover to be securely held in place. Then it isdesiredto remove the cover, pressure is applied by means of the thumb andforeinger against the opposite sides of the body portion l0, andpressure is simultaneously applied by means of thev thumb and forefingerof the other' hand against the narrow ends of the cover 11. Thedirect-ion of pressure against the sides of the body portion 10 and theends of the cover 1l, is clearly indicated by the arrows in F ig. et.The pressure thus applied to the body portion l0 serves to compress thesides thereof and the result is that the locking means of the bodyportion l0 and cover ll becomes disengaged and the cover can be removed.

What is claimed is:

l. .A box substantially rectangular in cross section formed of resilientsheet metal comprising a container and a closure therefor, the walls ofthe container being con- Upon the arrival of the co'vierf's tractcdadjacent to the upper end thereof to provide a shoulder adapted to beengaged by the edge of the closure, the contracted portion i telescopinginto said closure and means carried by said closure and said containerto lock the same in engagement and form a hermetic joint between saidshoul,

der and the edge of the closure in engagement therewith, said lockingmeans embodying a projection pressed from the con tracted portion ofsaid container and inclined inwardly lfrom its lowerto its upper end anda cutout portion in the Wall of said closure adapted to slide over andregister with said projection, Said locking means-being adapted to bereleased by the application of pressure to said container in atransverse direction and simultaneously to the closure in a longitudinaldirection, whereby said projection will be forced out of engagement withsaid out out portion to permit the withdrawal of the closure from thecontainer.

2. A box formed of resilient sheet metal, comprising a body portion,having a shoulder and a contracted portion at its upper end, said boxhaving flat sides formed with outstanding projections inclined inwardlyfrom their lower to their upper ends, and a cover adapted to t thecontracted upper end of said body portion, said cover having theprojections .of

portion and having its upper end1 by the application of linger pressureto the 'my hand in the presence 'of 'two' sbscr'ibing body ina lateraldirection to compress the witnesses. 1

A sides thereof and lsimultaneously to the Y. KING cover inalongitudinaljdirection to expand l 5 the sides thereofto force theperforations Witnesses:

opt of engagement with said projections. FRANK J. FARM,- v I testimonywhereof I have hereunto eet q Taoms'W. PELmM.

